Privacy Policy

Updated 18th September 2018

Introduction

By using our websites, products, services, or otherwise by interacting with Us, you consent to the following privacy policy (“Privacy Policy”). Please do not engage in any of these activities if you do not agree with the terms of this Privacy Policy.

Your privacy is important to Us. The purpose of this Privacy Policy is to inform you about the information We may gather about you, how We may use that information, whether We disclose it to anyone, and the choices you have regarding Our use of the information We collect.

Information Collected By Nevis Systems

In general, Nevis Systems will collect information from you based upon our business relationship, your use of the Site, Our services and Our products, as follows:

Content Registration

In order to access and view some content on the Site, you are required to register with Nevis Systems before the content is made available to you. During the registration process, you are required to provide Us with certain contact information, including your name, address, phone number and email address. We use this information to contact you about the services We offer in relation to which you have expressed interest.

Client Support Portal

When you contact Nevis Systems customer support (“Customer Support”) using any Nevis Systems client support portal (the “Client Support Portal”), We may ask you for certain information regarding your enquiry, such as your name, email address or telephone number.

Cookies

What Are Cookies and How Do I Disable Them?

Cookies are files that web browsers place on a computer’s hard drive. You can disable cookies by activating the setting on your browser that allows you to refuse the setting of all or some cookies. Note that you may be prevented from using the Site or services effectively or at all if cookies are disabled.

How do the Site and services use cookies?

Our customer support portals use session cookies containing encrypted information to allow the system to uniquely identify you while you are logged in. This information allows Us to process your online data and requests. Session cookies help Us make sure you are who you say you are after you have logged in. We use persistent cookies, which only we can read and use, to identify the fact that you are an Nevis Systems customer or prior site visitor.

Our website uses cookies as follows –

Category Party Name Purpose
Required Nevis Systems Limited
t/a World Text
PHPSESSID User login session identifier.
Analytical / performance cookies Google Universal Analytics _ga This helps us count how many people visit our website by tracking if you've visited before.
Analytical / performance cookies Google Universal Analytics _gat* This is used to manage the rate at which page view requests are made.
Analytical / performance cookies Google Universal Analytics _gid This helps us count how many people visit our website by tracking if you've visited before.
Live Chat Nevis Systems Limited
t/a World Text
phplive_vid Used to allow website visitors to have a live chat with us, and track previous chat history.
Live Chat Nevis Systems Limited
t/a World Text
phplive_vname Stores your name if provided when accessing a live chat.
Live Chat Nevis Systems Limited
t/a World Text
phplive_vemail Stores your email if provided when accessing a live chat.
Live Chat Zoho LS_CSRF_TOKEN This cookie is set on a visitor's browser for security purposes in order to avoid Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) for the AJAX calls made by the visitor. This will prevent the visitor from being tricked into making a malicious request by malware or bots.
Live Chat Zoho e3de1f7d42 Used to implement IP stickiness (To decide which server the request has to be routed to, to ensure load balancing servers and avoid overload)
Live Chat Zoho sipartners-_zldp This cookie's validity is for 2 years and is used to identify the visitor so we can tie all their previous visits and actions together under a single "profile" (value/date is encrypted to prevent non-Zoho services from seeing it or misusing it)
Live Chat Zoho sipartners-_zldt This cookie's validity for only One day - this is used to count the number of visits made by a visitor and does not play any role in visitor identification. This cookie does not contain any data that can tell us who the visitor is and is just used to keep track of their several visits.

We also may from time to time engage third parties to track and analyse non-personally identifiable usage and volume statistical information from visitors to our websites to help us administer the websites and improve its quality. Such third parties may use cookies to help track visitor behavior. Such cookies will not be used to associate individual website visitors to any Personal Data (defined below). All data collected by such third parties on Our behalf is used only to provide Us with information on site usage and is not shared with any other third parties.

Forums and Blogs

If you participate in any blog or other forum offered by our website or services, your user ID may be displayed on any content that you post and will therefore be available to the public. Therefore, if you associate your name with your user ID, your name and any related content or posts may be available to the public. You are solely responsible for all liability related to your use of any such blog or forum.

Correspondence

If you send Us correspondence, such as emails or letters, We may collect such information into a file specific to you.

Mobile User Information

As part of Our services, We sometimes receive information from wireless carriers and operators in order to provision the specific content and data services requested by individual users. All such information is acquired from either the wireless carrier’s or operator’s website or from the user’s mobile device via the wireless carrier’s or operator’s network. This data is usually limited to the user’s cell phone number. In some cases, such as for prize fulfilment for a mobile contest, the user’s mailing address is also provided. The user must explicitly “opt in” through the wireless carrier or operator in order for any of this information to be collected and its use is governed by this Privacy Policy and any policies or procedures of the user’s wireless carrier or operator. In some cases, We may receive authentication information directly from mobile users, including in the form of a personal information number (PIN) previously sent to a mobile user.

Human Resources

We collect information about you when you submit a job application, resume, survey responses or similar information.

Newsletters

If you wish to subscribe to Our newsletters, We will use your name and email address to send the newsletter to you. Out of respect for your privacy, you have the option to unsubscribe from receiving some or all of the newsletters. Please see the “Opt-out” section below.

How We Use Information

We may use data We obtain as described above for purposes relating to our website and services, including (a) providing the website and services to you, (b) facilitating third parties to participate in the provision and improvement of the website and services (including without limitation mobile network operators, hosting partners, and other service providers), (c) raising queries with you, and responding to issues you may raise, whether relating to our services or otherwise, (d) communications relating to surveys and other customer satisfaction-related activities, (e) progressing job applications, to perform credit checks and, (f) verification of personal or business data and payment details and other checks before offering our services to customers.

Service Related Announcement

We will send you service-related announcements when it is necessary to do so. For instance, if Our service is temporarily suspended for maintenance, We might send you an email. Generally, you may not opt-out of these communications, which are not promotional in nature. If you do not wish to receive them, you have the option to deactivate your account.

Customer Service

We will also communicate with you in response to your customer service enquiries, to provide the services you request, and to manage your account.

Disclosures and Sharing of Information

As a matter of policy, We do not sell or rent any of your information to third parties for any advertising or marketing purposes. However, the following describes some of the ways that We may disclose your information in the normal course of providing Our services.

Legal Requests & Compliance with Laws

We reserve the right to disclose information as required by law or regulation and when We believe that disclosure is necessary to protect Our rights and/or to comply with a judicial proceeding, court order, or legal process. Notwithstanding any provisions herein, We may disclose Personal Data to governmental authorities when required or reasonably requested to do so by such governmental authorities. This Privacy Policy does not apply to the extent that it is in conflict with any law that may be applicable to the Personal Data of a Data Subject.

Processing of Personal Data Outside EU and Switzerland

Nevis Systems processes Personal Data on behalf of its clients (“Customers”), that has been collected by or on behalf of those Customers including Personal Data received from the European Union. “Personal Data” or “Personal Data” means information relating to an identified or identifiable person. With the objective to validate transfers of Personal Data under European data protection laws to countries outside EU and Switzerland we are making available the European Commission’s controller-to-processor standard contractual clauses, commonly referred to as “model clauses” (in the form adopted by decision 2010/87/EU of 5 February 2010 and with Appendices 1 2. Any Customer of Nevis Systems who undertakes processing activities on the Nevis Systems platform (in respect of Personal Data which is governed by the European data protection laws), should contact support@world-text.com for more details.

Disclosure of Information to Nevis Systems Affiliates

Because Nevis Systems is a global company, We may share your information with other Nevis Systems affiliates and business units in other parts of the world in order to provide you with Our services. Your Personal Data may be transferred by Us from your home country to Nevis Systems employees in Nevis Systems offices around the world, who may communicate with you regarding your enquiry. Please understand that We limit access to your Personal Data to only those Nevis Systems employees who We believe need access in order to provide services to you or to otherwise perform their duties.

Data Processor

As Data Processor, Nevis Systems will only process Personal Data pursuant to the instructions of the applicable Customer (for example where We act as a Data Processor in relation to the processing activities of Customers on Our platform). Nevis Systems may use the services of third party Data Processors to process Personal Data in accordance with purposes identified for such Personal Data by the applicable Customer (including but not limited to the provision of services). Nevis Systems will not be responsible for determining the authenticity of any purported Data Subject’s request to access his or her Personal Data. In the absence of express instructions to do so from the applicable Customer, Nevis Systems will not provide a purported Data Subject with access to his or her Personal Data unless it is demonstrated to Nevis Systems’s satisfaction that the applicable Data Controller has refused such access.

Data Controller

As Data Controller, Nevis Systems receives Personal Data about Our business contacts. Nevis Systems owns and controls such Personal Data as stated in this Privacy Policy. In parallel and in accordance with Recital 47 of the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC (as amended from time to time of replace by other EU regulation), We shall act as an independent Data Controller with respect to the processing of Personal Data which is necessary for the operation of Our service which shall include any information processed for the purpose of the conveyance of a communication on an electronic communications network or for the billing thereof.

HIPAA

From time to time, Nevis Systems provides messaging services to health care providers, and serves as a “Business Associate” (as that term is defined pursuant to HIPAA Regulations) to such providers in relation to the handling of protected health information (“PHI”) that is made a part of Our services.

De-Identification

Nevis Systems may de-identify or depersonalise data into anonymised and aggregate data that it derives from Customers (“Anonymous Data”). Anonymous Data means data that includes no Personal Data or unique identifiers that could later be used to refer to the Personal Data to which the data was once associated. Nevis Systems uses only Anonymous Data in performing analyses, and may disclose Anonymous Data to its Customers who have requested such analyses and to third parties where We are contractually entitled to do so.

This Site Is Not For The Use By Children

Protecting the privacy of children is important to Nevis Systems. For that reason, the Site is structured specifically to not attract anyone under 16, nor do We collect or maintain Personal Data on the Site from those who Nevis Systems actually knows are under 16. If Nevis Systems learns or is notified that it has collected information from users under the age of 16, Nevis Systems will immediately delete such Personal Data.

Opt-Out

We provide you the opportunity to ‘opt-out’ of having your Personal Data used for certain purposes, when We ask for this information. For example, if you register with Us but no longer wish to receive Our newsletters and/or related communications, you may opt-out of receiving them by following the instructions included in each newsletter or communication or by emailing Us at support@world-text.com.

Security

We take appropriate technical and organisational measures to guard against unauthorised or unlawful processing of your Personal Data and against accidental loss or destruction of, or damage to, your Personal Data. Nevis Systems uses industry-standard security measures to protect the integrity and confidentiality of any Personal Data it owns or processes on behalf of Customers, including, in appropriate circumstances, the use of firewalls, restricted access, and encrypted transmissions. Nevis Systems limits access to Personal Data to those persons in Nevis Systems’s organisation who have a business need to process such Personal Data. However, no company, including Nevis Systems, can fully eliminate the security risks associated with such Personal Data. Due to factors beyond Nevis Systems’s control, Nevis Systems cannot ensure that Personal Data will not be disclosed to third parties. For example, Nevis Systems may become legally obligated to disclose such data, or, despite precautions, third parties may circumvent security measures to intercept or access such data.

Disclaimer

We cannot ensure that all of your private communications and other Personal Data will never be disclosed in ways not otherwise described in this Privacy Policy. By way of example (without limiting the foregoing), We may be forced to disclose Personal Data to the government or third parties under certain circumstances, third parties may unlawfully intercept or access transmissions or private communications, or users may abuse or misuse your Personal Data that they collect from the Site. Nevis Systems does not review, comment upon, or monitor its Customers’ compliance with their respective privacy policies, nor does Nevis Systems review Customer instructions to determine whether they are in compliance or conflict with the terms of a Customer’s published privacy policy.

Third Parties

Please be advised this Privacy Policy does not apply to the practices of companies that Nevis Systems does not own or control, or to people that Nevis Systems does not employ or manage. This includes links to other websites on the Site as well as any companies from whom you may have ordered services or products that are transmitted over Nevis Systems’ network, and any companies from whom you may be purchasing telecommunications services. Nevis Systems recommends that you be aware when you leave the Site and read the terms of use and privacy policies of any site, product or service that collects Personal Data.

Changes To This Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to modify this Privacy Policy at any time, so please review it regularly. If We make changes to this Privacy Policy, We will post the revised Privacy Policy on the Site and other places We deem appropriate. All such changes shall be binding on you 30 days after they are initially posted on the Site unless you are a new user, in which case they are binding on you immediately.

Acquisitions

If another company acquires Nevis Systems or its assets, that company will (a) process that Personal Data held by Nevis Systems, and (b) assume the rights and obligations regarding such Personal Data described in this Privacy Policy.

Update Information / Revoke Choices / Suggestions / Contact Informtaion

If you would like to update or correct any information that you have provided to Nevis Systems through your use of Our services or this website, limit or opt-out of certain communications, revoke prior communication choices you have made, or if you have suggestions for improving this privacy policy, please send an e-mail to support@world-text.com. We will use reasonable commercial efforts to address any concerns that you may have. Any person – including with enquiries or complaints regarding this privacy policy should contact Nevis Systems’s Privacy Office at:

Nevis Systems Limited
ATTN: PRIVACY OFFICER

216-218 Rothbury Terrace
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE6 5DE
United Kingdom

Email: support@world-text.com

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